Robert D. Cross Agawam
Agawam – Robert D. Cross, 61, passed away unexpectedly at home Monday, November 12, 2018. Born June 19, 1957 in Springfield, MA, he was a son to the late Leonard R. and Rita B. (Huot) Cross. He graduated from Cathedral High School and also Western New England College where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. Robert worked as a real estate contractor for several years throughout the area and was a former member of the Greater Springfield Homebuilders...
Agawam – Robert D. Cross, 61, passed away unexpectedly at home Monday, November 12, 2018. Born June 19, 1957 in Springfield, MA, he was a son to the late Leonard R. and Rita B. (Huot) Cross....
Mary A. Perrault Agawam
Mary Ann (Yendell) Perrault, age 81, left this world on Monday, November 12, 2018 to join her family in heaven. Born in Boston on August 7, 1937, she was the daughter of Grace Mary (Robertson) and Sydney J. Yendell. As a girl, her parents and brother, James, moved to the small town of Swanzey, New Hampshire where she spent many happy years.
After graduating from high school, Ann worked as a telephone operator and at the age 21, she married her husband, Ernest A. Perrault. As a newly...
Mary Ann (Yendell) Perrault, age 81, left this world on Monday, November 12, 2018 to join her family in heaven. Born in Boston on August 7, 1937, she was the daughter of Grace Mary (Robertson) and...
Jeannette M. Schmidt Agawam
Agawam – Jeannette “Jane” Marie (Champagne) Schmidt, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Born in Chicopee on December 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Charles and Lena May (Bousquet) Champagne. She attended Catholic schools in Chicopee and Holyoke. She worked at JJ Newbury’s in Holyoke and, later on, at Acme Chain Corp. for several years. Jane was a communicant of St. John the...
Agawam – Jeannette “Jane” Marie (Champagne) Schmidt, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Born in Chicopee...
Z. Selma Ozkan East Longmeadow
Ludlow – Zeynep Selma Ozkan, 67, of Ludlow and Istanbul, Turkey passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Selma dedicated her life to her family and will be remembered for the love and care she gave her husband, daughters, and grandchildren. Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey she was a daughter of the late Salih and Sukran (Sans) Akiz. She met her husband Ali Kerim Ozkan and they began their own family of two beloved daughters. Selma was an accountant for Is Bank in...
Ludlow – Zeynep Selma Ozkan, 67, of Ludlow and Istanbul, Turkey passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Selma dedicated her life to her family and will be remembered for the...
Judith M. Rahaim East Longmeadow
Judith (Judi) Mary Rahaim of East Longmeadow, MA died peacefully on November 8, 2018 in her home, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 8, 1944 in Springfield, MA, the daughter of the late Henry and Rita (Burns) Hesse. She was predeceased by her brother James Hesse. She leaves her beloved husband of 50 years, Arthur Joseph Rahaim, and son, Dr. Michael Brandon Rahaim, the light of her life, and his wife, Kori, of Cambridge,...
Judith (Judi) Mary Rahaim of East Longmeadow, MA died peacefully on November 8, 2018 in her home, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 8, 1944...
Madeline A. Dimauro East Longmeadow
Maddalena “Madeline” Angela (Pellegrini) Dimauro, 90, of Agawam, went for the gate of Heaven on Wednesday, Nov 7th after a 6 years battle with Alzheimers. She was born in Wilbraham on April 21, 1928 to Domenico and Teresa (Freddi) Pellegrini. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1946. She was employed in the Disbursements Dept. of New England Telephone & Telegraph. She also was a personal secretary at Springfield Coal Co. and was employed...
Maddalena “Madeline” Angela (Pellegrini) Dimauro, 90, of Agawam, went for the gate of Heaven on Wednesday, Nov 7th after a 6 years battle with Alzheimers. She was born in...
Raymond T. Gallinotti East Longmeadow
East Longmeadow – Raymond Terence Gallinotti, 90, beloved father, grandfather and great – grandfather died on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He was born in Springfield to the late Angelo and Lena (Pastermelo) Gallinotti on December 27, 1927. Raymond proudly served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He was the Manager of Ferrara Spring Works in Springfield for 15 years. Active in his community he was a Communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, one...
East Longmeadow – Raymond Terence Gallinotti, 90, beloved father, grandfather and great – grandfather died on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He was born in Springfield to the late Angelo...
Wilma J. Curran Southwick
Wilma Jean (Bein) Curran, 85, died on November 6, 2018. Daughter of the late Gustave and Mabel Bein and preceded in death by her husband of 31 years Jack Curran, 2 sisters and 4 brothers. She leaves her brother, Kenneth “Butch” Bein of Westfield; her children, Michael Curran & Laurel, Westfield; Mary Scott & husband Duane, Southwick; Tricia Curran, Holyoke; Gus & husband Patrick Stawski, Durham, NC, 10 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Wilma loved spending...
Wilma Jean (Bein) Curran, 85, died on November 6, 2018. Daughter of the late Gustave and Mabel Bein and preceded in death by her husband of 31 years Jack Curran, 2 sisters and 4 brothers. She...
Frederick A. Contrada Agawam
Fred Contrada, a long-time reporter and columnist for The Republican of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Nov. 6th, surrounded by his family. He was 66 years old.
A modern-day Renaissance man and avid storyteller, Fred climbed mountains, wrote novels, played blues guitar, traveled widely, camped in the back country, and earned a black belt in karate. He passed on his spirit of adventure and love of travel to his children Amanda and Rio.
Born in Chelsea, MA, on April...
Fred Contrada, a long-time reporter and columnist for The Republican of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Nov. 6th, surrounded by his family. He was 66 years old.
A modern-day...
Mary M. Zimmerman East Longmeadow
East Otis – Rev. Mary Magovern Zimmerman passed away at the age of 79, with her family by her side, on Sunday, November 4, 2018. She was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer only three weeks before her death. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Rev. Roger W. Zimmerman; her son, Mark Zimmerman and his wife Robin of Lynchburg, VA; her daughters, Kathryn Zimmerman and her husband Jeff Fligelman of Redding, CT, and Mary Beth Whittle and her husband John of...
East Otis – Rev. Mary Magovern Zimmerman passed away at the age of 79, with her family by her side, on Sunday, November 4, 2018. She was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer only...
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